Trustees of the Charity of Edward Hopkins. Records of the Trustees of the Charity of Edward Hopkins, 1700-1983. Correspondence from Samuel Barrett, 1724-1771. HUY 26 Box 5, Folder 6, Harvard University Archives.

At a meeting of ye Town of Hopkinton April ye 20th 1724 voted to give ye Reverend Mr. Samuel Barnet Sixty Pounds in say labor oxens work [Cord?] Shingles [?] [Slitwork?] on other materials [?] for ye builidng an house fror him and to Pay it bu ye first of October next and any man that neglects to pay it by ye first of october as a [?] sd & by sd time what is his proportion that then [?] shall pay it money : a true copy [?] -

John Hou / Town Clark June ye 9th 1724

A Vote of ye Town of Hopkington to pay Mr Barret 60 [pounds] June 9th 1724

32. 3.6 [?] [?]

real Estate 280-10 personal- 391-0 9 10

Sum total 671-10 [pounds]

May it please your Honours

I am by necessity constraind to make appli cation to you for releife, and am embold -end hereto by your wonted goodness. The Times are so difficult with my People [?] what small allowance they make me is but very poorly paid. And I have been oblidged to repair my House which was very much hurt by a Storm Some time since, which obliged me to be at a considerable charge which I have not yet [cleard?] nor am I likely to be able to do it without considerable help- It hath been an expensive time [?] [?] on the account of the workmen whom I hired to [?] my House being obliged to board them- so that it hath greatly shortened my yearly provision for my family and I am not able by all the money I can get among my people went to [?] the [same?] gentlemen. I look upon my self as being very much under your Care in as much as I was by the Advise and a pitance of the [?] [?] Trustees at first [?] in their placeThus Gentlemen relying on your Bounty I rest your most Humble Servant-

{Samuel} Barrett

Hopkinton April 22. 1754

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{Revered} {Mister} Samuel Barratts Letter [?] Trustees April 24 1754

To The {Honourable}

The Trustees for Hopkinton